Besides..it’s not like phd’s are a problem in baseball. As anyone would tell you, they were never in any of his clubhouses in Oakland, Arlington or the Loo…

Please come back today and tell me you were serious with this note because I can’t stop laughing if this is what you meant.

]]>By: Steve Ahttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/12/14/tony-la-russa-to-improve-the-game/#comment-16432
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:33:41 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2780#comment-16432Yeah, it’s very easy to limit roster sizes. I’m sure the MLBPA will gladly allow the commish to reduce the number of roster spots for a group of players. In fact, right after they do that, the DH will be removed from the American League.
I also heard that Fox is willing to give up commercial time in the postseason.
I think a possible way to shorten games would be to limit the amount of pitching changes per inning. You could even work the DH into it. Make a team lose the DH after its 3rd pitcher of the inning, or something similar.
]]>By: dennis morganhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/12/14/tony-la-russa-to-improve-the-game/#comment-16431
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:39:02 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2780#comment-16431Stop the criticism right there Craig…King Tony would never hear of it.
Besides..it’s not like phd’s are a problem in baseball. As anyone would tell you, they were never in any of his clubhouses in Oakland, Arlington or the Loo…
And his constant commentaries on driving under the influence to young ball players like Josh Hancock and David Freese….priceless to be sure…
]]>By: willmosehttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/12/14/tony-la-russa-to-improve-the-game/#comment-16430
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:26:25 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2780#comment-16430Craig you give Tony to much credit. The DH created too many pitching changes. No penalty for changing pitchers. In fact, it was not Tony who figured it out. It was Billy Martin and Whitey Hezorg who started it. Tony just raised to an art form.
BTW, there is an easy way to reverse this. Limit the number of pitchers on the roster to nine.
While pitching changes do impact the length of the game, it is the time between innings that really impacts the length. It used to be one minute, sixty seconds. Now it is what three minutes plus.
]]>By: Neon Noodlehttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2009/12/14/tony-la-russa-to-improve-the-game/#comment-16429
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:09:44 +0000http://localhost/wp/nbchbt/?p=2780#comment-16429Baseball games are not too long. I like baseball. I like more baseball. I don’t like commercials though, and pitching changes cause commercials, I’ll give you that.
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